Increased bus services for the northern region

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Increased bus services for the northern region

From Monday 18 October 2010, a number of changes to local buses services will be introduced in the Redcliffe, North Lakes and Pine Rivers area.

New services will include:

    * New route 683 (Kallangur to Petrie train station) provides a weekday peak-only connection between Kallangur and Petrie train station.
    * New route 684 (Kallangur to North Lakes Shopping Centre) will run between Kallangur and North Lakes Shopping Centre will run six days a week (Monday to Saturday) off-peak.
    * New route 686 (Kallangur to Petrie train station) will run six days a week from Monday to Saturday, providing a more direct route from Marsden Road, French's Forest to Petrie train station.
    * New route 687 (North Lakes to Petrie train station) is designed for commuters. It is a new peak-only direct service between North Lakes and Petrie train station.
    * New route 688 and 689 (North Lakes Loop) will run clockwise and anti-clockwise respectively seven days-a-week through residential areas along Endeavour and Bounty Boulevard in North Lakes to the shopping centre and return. Much of this route is in areas that have not previously had a bus service.

Changes to existing services will include:

    * Route 681 (Mango Hill to Strathpine via Petrie Station) will be replaced by new routes 683, 684, 686 and 687.
    * Route 682 (Old Mango Hill to Petrie station via North Lakes Shopping Centre) will now only service Mango Hill and North Lakes and will run six days a week (Monday-Saturday). Residents on the eastern part of Freshwater Creek Road and Kinsellas Road East will have an hourly Monday-Saturday bus service, after having no service previously.
    * Route 680 (Redcliffe to Chermside via North Lakes Shopping Centre and Petrie train station) will run from Redcliffe to Chermside only. Passengers travelling to the Brisbane CBD can transfer to a route 333 bus, which runs every 10-15 minutes from Chermside Shopping Centre. The one-seat journey between Redcliffe and Brisbane CBD will remain on route 315.
    * The timetable for route 690 (Redcliffe to Sandgate) and route 695 (Sandgate to Rothwell) will be updated to achieve better connections at Sandgate train station.
    * Simplified route 693 (Kippa Ring to Redcliffe Jetty clockwise) and new route 694 (Kippa Ring to Redcliffe Jetty anti-clockwise) will run clockwise and anti-clockwise respectively and both will have services on Saturday for the first time.
    * The timetables for routes 696 and 697 (Redcliffe to Peninsula Fair) will be adjusted to cater for increased traffic congestion along the route.

Timetables will be available in the coming weeks.